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Issue Position: Standing Up for 60,000 Texas Children with Disabilities

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2018
Issues: Entitlements and the Safety Net Health and Health Care

Last spring the Legislature cut $350 million from Medicaid services dedicated to acute therapy for 60,000 of Texas' disabled children, for one of the worst reasons; because they could. Since, Trey fought to see that those vital services would not be lost.

Trey has hosted meetings with Health and Human Services Commissioner Chris Traylor, his fellow legislators, the Legislative Budget Board, advocates, providers, and patients and their families.

Trey has also testified at hearings and coordinated with his federal counterparts, including friend and colleague U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro. Trey and Congressman Castro met with top officials from the Federal Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to ensure that the issue had their full attention and was examined on both a state and federal level.

Most importantly, Trey has been fighting to ensure that this issue is brought to light and doesn't slip by unnoticed.


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